1000 women reveal when the mood strikes

It’s a Saturday night at approximately 11pm and, if you’re a woman, you're most likely feeling frisky, according to a recent sex survey by Women’s Health on the sex lives of women in the UK. So who has the least satisfying sex? Of the 1,000 women surveyed, apparently women from Ireland are the least pleased, with a mere 30% claiming that they were happy with their action in bed. However, Irish ladies are also having the most sex—with 42% revealing that they have sex more than three times a week.

Just in time for Mother's Day, the annual State of the World's Mothers report by the Save the Children foundation is out with its rankings of the best and worst countries in which to be a mom, based on measures like a mothers' education, infant mortality, and breastfeeding rates. So how’d the US do? Out of 165 countries, we came in 25th place, up from 31st last year. One area holding the US back is maternity leave: Policies in the US are among the least generous of any wealthy nation. Norway tops the list as the best place for motherhood, while Niger is considered the worst.

Bone-strengthening drugs such as Fosamax, used to treat and prevent osteoporosis in older women, may have little long-term benefit, finds new research from the FDA. According to an analysis of two previous studies of 2,342 post-menopausal women, there was little benefit shown of continued bisphosphonate treatment beyond five years. However, the agency does suggest that women with the highest risk of fractures may gain some benefit from continued treatment with the drugs.

All those plastic water bottles we toss start to add up. Thousands of miles off the coast of California, millions of tons of plastic make up a giant garbage patch that spans thousands of square miles. And as it breaks down, it becomes more enticing to the creatures living in the ocean. Last year, researchers from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography found that nearly 10% of fish in the area had eaten plastic.

As anyone who’s ever been sucked into an enthralling page-turner knows, it can feel fantastic to lose yourself inside the world of a fictional character. And now researchers from Ohio State University show what’s really going on when you do: You may actually end up changing your own behavior and thoughts to match that of the character. Called "experience-taking," this phenomenon may lead to real changes, if only temporary, in the lives of readers.

There's a new vibrator in town, and it just may change the way long-distance couples communicate forever. Introducing the Mojowijo, a vibrator that can be connected wirelessly to a laptop and controlled remotely. The Mojowijo has two parts: a pink vibrator for the ladies, and a blue ring-shaped device for the men. Both can be attached to the accessory port on a Nintendo Wii remote control and, once couples dial into each other's laptops using Skype, they can play with the settings on their partner's vibrator using the remote control. You may never look at a Nintendo Wii the same way.